Day in Pictures, April 15, 2013

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By By Mike Moffitt

on April 15, 2013 2:12 PM

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Soap and water: Actresses Ashley Benson ("Days of Our Lives") and Troian Bellisario ("Pretty Little Liars") aren't celebrating the Songkran water festival at the GUESS Hotel pool party in Palm Springs, Calif. They just like shooting people with water pistols. less

Bang! You're wet: Thai New Year's revelers shoot a photographer shooting them during the Songkran water festival, the annual community water fight celebrating the holiday. Dousing people is considered a way of paying respect to them and is meant as a symbol of cleansing and purification. less

Bang! You're wet: Thai New Year's revelers shoot a photographer shooting them during the Songkran water festival, the annual community water fight celebrating the holiday. Dousing people is considered a way of ... more

Who was that mascara'ed man? Revelers get ready to march in the Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade, which drew tens of thousands to Ocean Drive.

Who was that mascara'ed man? Revelers get ready to march in the Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade, which drew tens of thousands to Ocean Drive.

Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images

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Formula for success: Spaniard Fernando Alonso of Ferrari drives into the pit lane before the beginning of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit. He went on to win the race.

Formula for success: Spaniard Fernando Alonso of Ferrari drives into the pit lane before the beginning of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit. He went on to win the race.

A taste of money: In North London, 8-year-old Lucien Shalmy-Freeman proposes wealth-based cannibalism as UK UNCUT supporters protest government changes to the welfare system and a proposed "bedroom tax." The anti-austerity campaigners gathered outside the Highgate home of Lord Freud after promising to target the home of a "well-known millionaire." less

A taste of money: In North London, 8-year-old Lucien Shalmy-Freeman proposes wealth-based cannibalism as UK UNCUT supporters protest government changes to the welfare system and a proposed "bedroom tax." The ... more

Photo: Dan Kitwood, Getty Images

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Holland funnel: Crammed together on a narrow road, cyclists rub elbows as they climb a small hill during the Valkenburg bike race in the Netherlands.

Holland funnel: Crammed together on a narrow road, cyclists rub elbows as they climb a small hill during the Valkenburg bike race in the Netherlands.

Beached Boeing: Two days after crashing while trying to land at Bali's international airport, a Lion Air Boeing 737 sits in the shallow surf near Denpasar soaking up rays. Dozens were hurt but miraculously nobody killed when the plane belly-flopped in the water. The pilot said he felt the aircraft "dragged" down by the wind while he struggled to regain control. less

Beached Boeing: Two days after crashing while trying to land at Bali's international airport, a Lion Air Boeing 737 sits in the shallow surf near Denpasar soaking up rays. Dozens were hurt but miraculously ... more

Photo: Sonny Tumbelaka, AFP/Getty Images

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I think I wet the bed: A man catches some shuteye in the flooded Belarus village of Khvoensk.

I think I wet the bed: A man catches some shuteye in the flooded Belarus village of Khvoensk.

Photo: Viktor Drachev, AFP/Getty Images

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Paw paddle skedaddle: With dry real estate scarce, a cat takes the plunge in hopes of finding higher ground in the Belarus village of Khvoensk.

Paw paddle skedaddle: With dry real estate scarce, a cat takes the plunge in hopes of finding higher ground in the Belarus village of Khvoensk.

Don't get up, gents on the right. The lady can handle this situation all by herself: A Femen protester evades capture after interrupting a press conference by Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki in Paris.

Don't get up, gents on the right. The lady can handle this situation all by herself: A Femen protester evades capture after interrupting a press conference by Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki in Paris.

Photo: Eric Feferberg, AFP/Getty Images

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Kites of all kinds fill the sky at an international kite festival in Berck-sur-Mer, France.

Kites of all kinds fill the sky at an international kite festival in Berck-sur-Mer, France.

Photo: Philippe Huguen, AFP/Getty Images

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